Kranky Records, Opinions on Iggy Pop & Ladytron

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🗓️ 3 February 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore the history of the Chicago indie label Kranky Records, which has been home over the years to artists like Low, Deerhunter and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. They talk with Kranky co-founder and author of the book “You’re with Stupid,” Bruce Adams, about its creation, ethos and more. The hosts also review new music from Iggy Pop and Ladytron.

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Featured Songs:

Stars of the Lid, "Goodnight," Music for Nitrous Oxide, Kranky, 1995

Iggy Pop, "Frenzy," Every Loser, GOLDTOOTH INC, 2023

Iggy Pop, "Strung Out Johnny," Every Loser, GOLDTOOTH INC, 2023

Iggy Pop, "New Atlantis," Every Loser, GOLDTOOTH INC, 2023

Iggy Pop, "The News For Andy (Interlude)," Every Loser, GOLDTOOTH INC, 2023

Ladytron, "Time's Arrow," Time's Arrow, Cooking Vinyl, 2023

Ladytron, "City of Angels," Time's Arrow, Cooking Vinyl, 2023

Ladytron, "The Dreamers," Time's Arrow, Cooking Vinyl, 2023

Ladytron, "Misery Remember Me," Time's Arrow, Cooking Vinyl, 2023

Godspeed You! Black Emperor, "Storm," Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven, Kranky, 2000

Labradford, "S," Mi Media Naranja, Kranky, 1997

John Barry, "Somewhere In Time (Main Theme)," Somewhere In Time (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture), Geffen, 1980

Jessamine, "...Or What You Mean," The Long Arm of Coincidence, Kranky, 1996

Low, "Sunflower," Things We Lost In the Fire, Kranky, 2001

Labradford, "David," fixed::context, Kranky, 2000

Godspeed You! Black Emperor, "The Dead Flag Blues," F♯ A♯ ∞, Kranky, 1997

LadyBlu, "Sweet Anxiety," Sweet Anxiety (Single), 4246244, 2022

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0:00.0	Hey there, if you're listening to this and you support us on Patreon, you can hear it via the Patreon page and free.
0:08.0	While Bob Balloon, Mom, Mom, Mom, Bom, Bom, Bom!
0:10.4	Get in, we got him!
0:11.9	Yeah, I said, oh, let's get in, we got him!
0:28.7	You're listening to Sound Opinions, and this week, we're talking with Chicago In-Be, Label, Cranky Records, Co-Founder, and Author Bruce Adams.
0:37.0	I'm Jim DeWorgatus, and I'm Greg Cutt.
0:39.6	We'll talk about the label's history, aesthetic, and more.
0:43.0	But first, some new music from Iggy Pop and Lady Tron.
1:07.0	That is a little bit of a track called Frenzy that kicks off the new album from James
1:20.0	Osterberg, the 19th studio album of Iggy Pop's career, Mr. Cutt, every loser.
1:27.0	You know, does Iggy Pop even need an introduction?
1:31.0	Three albums with the Stooges between 1969 and 1973 laid the groundwork along with the
1:38.0	handful of others.
1:39.0	It's often said as an exaggeration, you know, Godfather, a punk, but Stooges and the
1:45.0	Velvets, man, that's where punk rock came from.
1:49.0	Immortal, those albums.
1:51.0	And then a long solo career, two solo albums produced by David Bowie,
1:56.0	Idiot and Lust for Life, and many, many, since.
2:01.0	Iggy is working this time with producer Andrew Watt.
2:05.0	He's got a band that includes Duff McKagan, Guns and Roses on bass, Chad Smith,
2:11.0	Red Hot Chili Peppers on drums, Various Guests popping in and out, Pearl Jam,
2:17.0	Stone Gossard and the Lake Taylor Hawkins, drummer Travis Barker.
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